› 1a. exposition : introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation. › 1b. initial...
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Fairy Tale NotesLiterary Terms
1. Plot: The sequence of events in a literary work
› 1a. Exposition: introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation.
› 1b. Initial Incident: introduces the central conflict
› 1c. Climax: highest point of interest or suspense
› 1d. Falling Action: events leading to the end
› 1e. Resolution: ending of the central conflict
Plot Diagram
Exposition Initial Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
2. Genre
A category or type of literature› 3 Major types: poetry, prose and drama
3. Fiction
Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters or events
4. Character: a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work
4a. Dynamic Character: develops or grows during the course of the story
4b. Static Character: Character that does not change
5. Setting
The time and place of the action Geographic location As well as the social, economic or
cultural conditions
6. Theme
A central message or insight revealed through the literary work. It is a generalization about people or life.
7. Imagery
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8. Conflict
a struggle between two opposing forces
9. Foreshadowing
The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur. This helps to create suspense
10. Suspense
A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
11. Irony
Portrays the differences between appearance and reality; expectation and result; or meaning and intention
12. Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as
13. Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
14. Denotation
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word
15. Connotation
Interpretation of a word beyond its dictionary meaning
16. Allusion
Statement making reference to a person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, etc.
17. Symbol
Anything that stands for or represents itself and something beyond itself. It has its own meaning, but it also represents abstract ideas.